48:12-15. Sale or exchange by railroad company of its property and franchises; procedure

Every railroad company may, by action taken at any meeting of its board of directors, sell or exchange all or substantially all of its property and assets, including its franchises, to any railroad company of this or any other State which sale shall confer all the powers, rights and privileges heretofore or hereafter conferred by the laws of this State upon railroad companies to construct, maintain and operate railroads within this State upon such terms and conditions and for such considerations, which may be in whole or in part shares of stock or other securities, or both, of any other corporation or corporations, as its board of directors shall deem expedient and for the best interest of the company, when and as authorized by the affirmative vote of two-thirds in interest of the holders of each class of stock having voting powers on such proposal given at a stockholders' meeting duly called for that purpose, or when authorized by the written consent of two-thirds in interest of the holders of each class of stock having voting powers on such proposal; provided, that no such sale or exchange shall be valid unless approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. Notice of such meeting or of such consent shall be given to all stockholders of record whether or not they shall be entitled to vote on such proposal.

If any stockholder shall at such meeting, or within twenty days after such meeting, or the receipt of notice of such consent, object to such sale or exchange and demand payment for his shares, such objecting stockholder or the company may, within sixty days after such meeting or the receipt of such notice of consent, apply for an appraisal of such stock as provided by section 14:12-6 of the Title Corporations, General, all of the provisions of which section shall in all respects be applicable.

Amended by L.1941, c. 200, p. 590, s. 1, eff. June 14, 1941.